Dakota smith william terry, a young soldier on a pass in new york city, visits the famed stage door canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies. The film was not the only one of its kind, however, and warner brothers produced two similar features this is the army 1943 and hollywood canteen 1944 with all proceeds going to army relief. Stage door canteen, of course, is set during wwii, and its main locale is the. Soldiers museum american theatre wing stage door canteen. The story line was inspired by the irving berlin song i left my heart at the stage door canteen.
Stage door canteen was produced by sol lesser for united artists and designed as a huge benefit show, with eightysix and a half percent of the profits going to the american theatre wing to establish additional canteens across the u. Amid cameos by celebrated musicians and film stars, soldier dakota smith william terry travels to new york city in advance of his service during world war ii. The dvd of stage door canteen is struck from the original 35mm nitrate camera negative. Taken at the stage door canteen of new york, september, 1944.
Like the film hollywood canteen an incredible number of major entertainers were packed into a two hour special to boost morale. Find movie and film cast and crew information for stage door canteen 1943 frank borzage on allmovie. The film was made by rko pathe studios, using a replica of the new york venue on the studios culver city, california, site. A war time romance bloomes in wwii between canteen hostess eileen and visiting soldier dakota at new yorks famous stage door canteen. A portion of the money that the film made was donated to the stage door canteen. The original stage door canteen the national wwii museum.
Stage door canteen 450215 w w beery, louise reiner, b venuta. The stage door canteen was a real place located in new york that fed and entertained soldiers before being sent overseas to fight in world war ii. The stage door favourite of the forces during wwii closes its doors with a last show. Watch stage door canteen online stream full movie directv. Today, the war continues to capture our imaginations with stars like tom hanks. Hollywood canteen authordirector delmer daves scripted stage door canteen for sol lesser in early 1943 and he parlayed himself into another smasheroo for warners with hollywood canteen.
Stage door canteen 1943 amid cameos by celebrated musicians and film stars, soldier dakota smith william terry travels to new york city in advance of his service during world war ii. Documentary film about events of 1943 1944, mainly bombing missions over europe. A 1940s key fob from the famous paris hotel meurice is on display at the connellsville canteen starting in march 2019. Honor flight northwest ohio and 180th fighter wing present. On its opening night entertainers included a comedian, a ballet dancer, and actors gertrude lawrence, tallulah bankhead, and walter pidgeon. She was accompanied by vivian leigh, lawrence olivier and several other wellknown screen stars. Stage door canteen is a 1943 american world war ii film with some musical numbers and other entertainment interspersed with dramatic scenes by a largely unknown cast. Enjoy evening and matinee performances by headliner acts, signature musical productions, big bands, dancing, the victory belles vocal trio, and more, plus preshow dinner, brunch, or lunch. Feb 10, 2018 stage door canteen is a 1943 american world war ii propaganda film with some musical numbers and other entertainment interspersed with dramatic scenes by a largely unknown cast. With a little friendly help from john garfield, slim gets to kiss joan leslie, whom. By the way, both canteens were real places servicemen could go and eat, be entertained and even meet some famous performers.
E praticamente um show filmado, embora haja uma historia. Stage door canteen 1943 and hollywood canteen 1944 served a dual purpose. There are a few missing frames, but otherwise the print quality is good. The cameo performances range from just okay to outstanding, earning an average rating of 3 stars. Stage door canteen is a 1943 american world war ii film with some musical numbers and other entertainment interspersed with dramatic scenes by a largely unkn. Big hits on the main theatre stage were marx brothers animal crackers 1929, rosalinda 1942, winged victory 1943 and follow the girls 1944. Though somewhat similar to stage door canteen 1943 which preceded it and hollywood canteen 1944 which followed it this musical romance comedy has a storyline with a canteen for soldiers inside instead of being about a canteen with a romantic story inside. The first stage door canteen dance was set up and run by deborah mrs. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
Hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie, robert hutton, dane clark and features many stars appearing as themselves in cameo roles. Stage door canteen wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Stage door canteen is a 1943 american world war ii film with some musical numbers and other entertainment interspersed with dramatic scenes by a largely. With bette davis, john garfield, the andrews sisters, jack benny. I love both hollywood canteen and stage door canteen for different reasons. The film was produced by sol lessers principal artists productions and directed by frank borzage.
The first stage door canteen opened in new york on 2 march 1942, in the basement of the 44th street theater. The 1943 hollywood film stage door canteen the success of the new york canteen prompted sol lesser in 1943 to produce a film named after the popular service mens center and featured 48 stars of the big screen and 6 name big bands. Volunteers working at the canteen included stars from stage and screen. At a bustling social club established for the comfort of servicemen, he meets professional eye candy eileen burke cheryl walker, an employee prohibited from having relationships with active troops. Stage door canteen 1943 frank borzage cast and crew. The stage door canteen was in new york and sponsored by the american theater wing. Good shots of liberated prisoners of war leaving the camp. Their story provides the backdrop for showing the greatest film, stage, comedy, and musical actors of the day performing multiple plays, acts, and musical numbers, or serving drinks and food to u. The canteen was established so that our boys on leave in tinseltown could have a good time with good food and good dancing and, as a bonus, rub shoulders with their favorite movie personalities, who functioned as. Stage door canteen, dvd, manufactured on demand, musicals theatrical, 644827196623. These classic movie stars found themselves cast in new roles after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. Actors, movie stars and other notables attended the ceremony at 8th air force station 167 in england on 21 april 1944.
The solomon victory theater, stage door canteen, and american sector restaurant opened in november 2009. Katharine hepburn telling cheryl walker to buck up in stage door canteen. Audience of service personnel watch performers on stage at armed forces piccadilly night club. American theatre wing stage door canteen soldiers museum. In the basement, the original rathskeller, became the little club during prohibition and the stage door canteen during world war ii. The west coasts answer to broadways stage door canteen, the hollywood canteen was created as a gi moralebooster by film stars bette davis and john garfield.
The soldiers museum would like to thank our sponsors whose generous donation of time and resources has made this gallery page possible. Movie, broadway and radio stars often stopped by to. The sensational cast includes katherine hepburn, helen hayes, gracie fields, edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy, harpo marx, gypsy rose lee, ethel merman, and the. They were examples of the entertainment industry supporting the war effort, and they also allowed the entertainment industry to show that it was supporting the war effort.
The sailor waving the signal flags as his ship left new york harbor that day in 1942 followed his intriguing opening line with the address of a brandnew club for gis. Media in category actresses in 1944 the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. No liquor, but damned good anyway america in wwii magazine. It was the stage door canteen in the broadway theater district.
Media in category stage door canteen film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. So lets round things off and call stage door canteen a 4star sentimental journey. Alfred lunt speaks at the christening of boeing b17 4231990 stage door canteen of the 381st bomb group. Great songs and dance sequences make this underrated film a pleasure to watch. A few select soldiers were also allowed to be in the film. Director daves had a smash with stage door canteen and followed it quickly with this film, one of those patriotic displays of selfcongratulation wwii. The original stage door canteen inspired a cbs radio series 194245 and a 1943 film. With the success of stage door canteen the same year, a film about the west coast version was a natural.
Nov 11, 20 the real stage door canteen was on 44th street in new york, but the movie was filmed in hollywood. The price of admission was food supplies for the kitchen, and more than half a ton of sugar was collected. Il film, realizzato in tempo di guerra, celebra lopera della stage door canteen, locale creato a new york city come centro ricreativo per militari in permesso sia. Dakota smith william terry, a young soldier on a pass in new york city, visits the famed stage door canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. Stage actress katharine cornells only film appearance. A young soldier on a pass in new york city finds entertainment and romance when he visits the famed stage door canteen, where famous stars appear and host servicemen during the war. In this boymeets canteen girl story set in a stage door canteen in manhattan, three enlisted men on a oneday pass in new york fall in love with three young hostesses at the canteen.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Stage door canteen is a skilful admixture by two casts, in itself a departure. The visual quality, despite some minor print damage and. Hollywood canteen has an east coast counterpart film, stage door canteen. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. With cheryl walker, william terry, judith anderson, kenny baker. The idea soon stretched out to other cities, and the new york canteen expanded in 1944 served up an estimated 2,000 sandwichesand 3,000 cups of coffee. In 1945, it was razed to add to the new york times building. Approved 2h 4min comedy, musical, romance 31 december 1944 usa two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the hollywood canteen before going back to active duty. A rooftop theatre and basement cafe each had some success, with the latter well known as the stage door canteen during the 1940s. Stage door canteen manufactured on demand on tcm shop.
Something to shout about cole porter score buried in a worn out backstage musical. In april 1944, b17g bomber 42 31990 of 535th bomb squadron, 381st bomb. There was a real stage door canteen for allied service men run along the lines of a uso canteen, except that it was entirely staffed by volunteers from new yorks theatrical and music communities, many of whom appear in this film, along with dozens of cameos by radio and film personalities. Bbs stage door canteen presents a wonderful weekly series of unique entertainment, showcasing the songs, style, stars, and spirit of this incomparable era. E una commedia musicale statunitense a sfondo romantico con vari attori e varie celebrita molte delle quali appaiono in brevi cameo. The girl i love to leave behind by richard rodgers, lorenz hart, performed by ray bolger.
The boeing center opened to the public in 20, followed by the opening of the first phase of the campaigns of courage pavilion in 2014. The bomber had 76 consecutive nonabortive missions and had completed 105 missions by the end of world war 2. The stage door canteen of film, radio, newspapers, and magazines had a fairy tale element. Dakota meets a pretty young hostess, eileen burke cheryl walker, and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing. The bombshell from brooklyn performed by xavier cugat and his orchestra. We mustnt say goodbye in stage door canteen music by james monaco. Stage door canteen film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Lyrics by al dubin something to shout about youd be so nice to come home to in something to shout about music and lyrics by cole porter. The canteen measured 40 by 80 feet and could accommodate 500 people at a time. Stage door canteen ignore the annoying plot scenes and stick around for a parade of broadway stars doing their wartime bit. Mary churchill, the youngest daughter of the prime minister, today christened a u. Tickets for the jump jive dance in the evening were for selected guests.
Hollywood canteen, variety show, opens at strand house of frankenstein is new film at rialto. The visual quality, despite some minor print damage and some occasional rough. The film was written and directed by delmer daves and received three oscar nominations. However, after two months of the opening production, the team decided to split for good, forcing the shuberts to rename their new theatre. One cast projects the simple love story eileen and her dakota. The stage door canteen tennessee research and creative. If anyone has personal memories, scrapbook photos, or official published dress regulations for the american theatre wing stage door canteen employees, please contact me. Note the extremely rare armband the photographer is wearing sdc press.
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